Statistics on Inflation, 1946-1997

These statistics are taken from various sources. The basic inflation numbers may be found on the Internet at the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The inflation rate is given after the inflation level, which itself is a percentage of the average of the years 1982-1984 (1982-84=100%). Double figures are artifacts of changes in statistical methods or of contradictory information. Note that 1967 prices are about a third of 82/84 prices and 1995 prices about 3/2 of those.